Summary
"The aim of this research in Nottinghamshire was to gain a police perspective on responding
to hate crime in the region. The research was designed to find out how the police were
dealing with hate crime, what sorts of crime and incidents they came across, how they
perceived the training provided by the force, how useful they found the hate crime risk
assessment forms, how they worked with other agencies, what problems and barriers they
may have encountered and how these may be tackled. It was most important to find out
about these issues given a number of developments including the publication of the
Government’s Hate Crime Strategy (HO 2012), two CJJI (2013; 2015) inquiries into
Disability Hate Crime and the publication of Police Hate Crime Strategy and Operational
Guidance by The College of Policing (2014). Qualitative interviews were undertaken with
both response officers and those on beat teams." -- Page 1.
Contents
Literature review (including reporting and recording) --
Reporting, Recording and the need for improvement. --
Methodology. --
Layout of the Report. --
How do police officers identify and understand hate crime with respect to the legislation and recording rules? --
The range of hate crimes and hate incidents dealt with by officers. --
Understanding the distinction between hate crimes and hate incidents. --
The under-reporting of hate crime. --
Identifying and understanding disability hate crime. --
What sort of hate crime training had officers experienced and how did they evaluate this training? --
Which training received the most positive feedback? --
Recommendations from police officers on improving training. --
Understanding motivation, establishing hostility and knowledge of the uplift tariff. --
Hate crime procedures and risk assessment forms. --
The grey area of hate crime. --
Summary. --
Conclusion.